Advance Evening News
This evening's stories include a local issue before the state FOIA Advisory Council and a commentary on religion in government.
Legislation Could Solve Discrepancy Between FOIA and Judge’s Manual, Advisory Council Chair Says
By Adele Uphaus
The remedy for a discrepancy between Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act and the procedural manual for the state’s General District Court judges is to introduce legislation that makes interpretation of the Act “unmistakably clear,” said Delegate Marcus Simon, Chair of the Virginia FOIA Advisory Council, on Wednesday.
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COMMENTARY: Prayer and Faith Have a Legitimate Role in People’s Lives …
By Martin Davis
... but that role does not extend to our government bodies—bodies committed to the common good.
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